Peerless Bodyguard of a Stunning Beauty

”Such a tiny elixir... even analyzing it to figure out its components would be fraught with difficulty, let alone replicating it. That’s simply an impossible task.”

Hearing Zhao Rong and Lili’s conversation, the Thousand Year Old Demon laughed wildly. He handed the minuscule Rush Gate Elixir to Zhao Rong, saying, ”Young man, take good care of this elixir. It could easily slip through your fingers and fall to the ground. Once it hits the ground, it’ll be impossible to find.”

After receiving the elixir, Zhao Rong cradled it in his palms as if it were a precious treasure. ”This elixir is really too small,” he said. ”I truly didn’t expect it to be this miniature.”

The Thousand Year Old Demon looked at Zhao Rong’s astonished expression and gestured pointedly. ”Young man, didn’t you say you wanted to replicate this elixir? Then go ahead and replicate it to your heart’s content! Let loose and do it! I refuse to believe an Earthling like you could possibly succeed where we aliens have failed.”

With that, the Thousand Year Old Demon sat on a nearby stone and quietly watched Zhao Rong.

Zhao Rong carefully placed the elixir on another stone and then surrounded it with a circle of smaller stones to protect it from falling off.

Lili stepped forward, took a magnifying glass from her pocket, and handed it to Zhao Rong. ”Zhao Rong, take this. It might come in handy.”

Seeing that Lili actually had a magnifying glass on her, Zhao Rong was overjoyed. ”I was just worrying about how to see such a tiny thing clearly. It’s a good thing you brought this; you’ve solved my most urgent problem.”

After he spoke, Zhao Rong suddenly grew curious. Why on earth would Lili carry a magnifying glass with her?

As Zhao Rong was pondering this, Lili suddenly produced a microscope from her pocket and said, ”Zhao Rong, will this magnifying glass be enough? If not, then use this high-powered microscope. It might be useful when you’re developing the Divine Medicine.”

Taking the microscope from her, Zhao Rong swallowed hard, looked at Lili with amusement, and said, ”Carrying a magnifying glass was shocking enough, but I didn’t expect you to have a microscope, too. Are you a biologist or something?”

Lili giggled embarrassedly. ”Actually, the magnifying glass is mine. As for the high-powered microscope... I picked it up by accident in the mass grave at Wang Family Village.”

When Zhao Rong heard that Lili had picked up the microscope from the mass grave, he was stunned. He never imagined she had such a hobby. With an awkward expression, he said, ”Lili, let’s try to pick up fewer things when we pass by graveyards in the future. After all, those items are funerary objects for the dead. Picking them up can be unlucky.”

Lili said sheepishly, ”I thought everything in graves was a historical artifact, so I just picked it up... But just when I thought I had found an ancient microscope, I saw a label on it that read, ’Made in China, Zhejiang, Yiwu’...”

Zhao Rong burst into laughter. After he composed himself, he covered his mouth and said, ”If you want to find historical artifacts, you have to look in the tombs of ancient people. The mass grave in Wang Family Village is for people buried in just the last few years. As for this microscope, I reckon it was probably just something used by a chemistry teacher from the village school.”

”Zhao Rong, I swear I’ll never randomly pick up things from graveyards again,” Lili said apologetically.

Zhao Rong just shook his head. For a rich young lady like Lili to enjoy picking up random things... this is a first.

Just as Lili and Zhao Rong were chatting happily, the Thousand Year Old Demon, who was sitting nearby, couldn’t stand it anymore. ”Time is running out,” he reminded them. ”Aren’t you going to hurry up and start refining the elixir?”

Hearing this, Zhao Rong immediately stopped and said to Lili, ”Alright, Lili, I won’t need your microscope. I’ll just use your magnifying glass.”

As he spoke, Zhao Rong took out a pressure cooker and the Strange Fire from his Magic Ring.

When the Thousand Year Old Demon saw that Zhao Rong’s so-called elixir refinement involved a pressure cooker, he roared with laughter. Doubled over, he mocked him, ”Young man, are you here to refine elixirs and replicate my Rush Gate Elixir? I’d say you’re here for a cooking competition!”

With that, the Thousand Year Old Demon waved his hand. This guy is probably just a show-off. Forget it. Let him waste his time here. I’ll take a nap first, then come out to settle the score and hold him to his promise.

With that thought, the Thousand Year Old Demon went to a dark corner to sleep. Before closing his eyes, he didn’t forget to remind them, ”You two had better not think about sneaking away with the elixir while I’m asleep. Let me be frank. Although my primary consciousness will be asleep, my secondary consciousness will be monitoring you at all times. If you make any sudden moves or cause the slightest disturbance, I will wake up instantly and teach you a lesson.”

Zhao Rong reassured him, ”Rest assured. Go ahead and sleep soundly. By the time you wake up, I’ll definitely have the replica elixir finished and ready for you.”

Hearing Zhao Rong’s words, the Thousand Year Old Demon snorted. Go on, keep putting on a show for me. I’m just waiting to see if you have three heads and six arms or just a clever brain. Just wait to make a fool of yourself in front of me...

With that, the Thousand Year Old Demon fell into a deep sleep, his secondary consciousness remaining alert.

Seeing the Thousand Year Old Demon asleep and snoring loudly, Lili walked over and whispered in Zhao Rong’s ear, ”Zhao Rong, let’s take the elixir and run! As long as we can get out of this Black Wind Cave, we can go to Western University and find those exchange students from India. If we give this elixir to them, they’ll definitely be able to replicate it into a super-effective medicine.”

She looked around eagerly, ready to pull Zhao Rong and escape from the Black Wind Cave.

But Zhao Rong had no intention of running. He patted Lili on the shoulder and said, ”A gentleman’s word is his bond. Since we promised the Thousand Year Old Demon we wouldn’t leave, we should keep our promise and stay here.”

Hearing that Zhao Rong intended to stay, Lili anxiously paced on the spot. ”Zhao Rong, why are you being so foolish? If we don’t run, are we just going to stay here and wait to die?”

If the Rush Gate Elixir were a large pill, maybe it would be a bit easier to replicate, Lili thought. But this elixir is smaller than the tip of a needle. I really don’t know how Zhao Rong plans to do this.

By this point, Zhao Rong had already filled the pressure cooker with water and was beginning to heat it from below with the Strange Fire, ready to begin the refinement.

He pointed at the pressure cooker full of water and said, ”I’m already starting the process. What are you so worried about?”

Lili looked at the pot of water, a chill running through her heart. ”Zhao Rong, are you serious? Can you really guarantee that you can create a Rush Gate Elixir—a pill with advanced technology, a complex molecular structure, and potent effects—with just a pot of cold water?”

Zhao Rong smiled. ”I wouldn’t have taken on the job if I wasn’t equipped for it.”

With that, Zhao Rong took two Demon Crystals, a bottle of toad toxin, and a stalk of Divine Grass from his Magic Ring.

Looking at the assortment of herbs in Zhao Rong’s hand, Lili still shook her head. ”Zhao Rong, we’re trying to replicate an alien elixir. Can you really guarantee you can create a Rush Gate Elixir with just these herbs from Earth?”

Just then, Zhao Rong patted his clothes and chanted, ”Abracadabra!”

The moment he finished his incantation, Wang Huazi suddenly appeared in mid-air.